La Piragua
Dimension Latina Lyrics


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Me contaron los abuelos que hace tiempo
Navegaba en el César una piragua
Que partía del Banco viejo puerto
A las playas de amor en Chimichagua.

Capoteando el vendaval se estremecía
E impasible desafiaba la tormenta
Y un ejército de estrellas la seguía
Tachonándola de luz y de leyenda.

Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
Era la piragua
Era la piragua
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
Era la piragua.
Era la piragua
La piragua
La piragua
La piragua

Doce bogas con la piel color majagua
Y con ellas el temible Pedro Albundía
En las noches a los remos arrancaban
Su melódico rugir de hermosa cumbia.

Doce sombras ahora viejas ya no reman
Ya no cruje el maderamen en el agua
Solo quedan los recuerdos en la arena
Donde yace dormitando la piragua.

Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
Era la piragua
Era la piragua
Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
Era la piragua.
Era la piragua
La piragua
La piragua
La piragua

Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
Era la piragua
Era la piragua

Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos




Era la piragua
Era la piragua

Overall Meaning

"La Piragua" by Dimension Latina is a song that tells the story of a legendary Piragua (boat) that traversed the Cesar river in Colombia. The first stanza talks about how the elders used to tell a story about a Piragua that sailed from the old Banco port to the beaches of Chimichagua, and despite enduring harsh weather conditions, it continued to navigate across the river, followed by a constellation of stars marking its path.


The second stanza reveals the name of the piragua's owner, Guillermo Cubillos. It mentions the twelve bogas (rowers) with skin the color of majagua, a plant common in the Caribbean. The rowers were led by Pedro Albundía, who was known for leading the melody of the beautiful cumbia that emanated from the boats at night. Finally, the song concludes that the piragua is now just a memory, as the old rowers no longer paddle, and the boat's remains are left to rest in the sand.


Overall, "La Piragua" is a song that celebrates the legendary boat and its owner, Guillermo Cubillos, who dared to navigate the treacherous waters of the Cesar river. The song is also about the memories and traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation.


Line by Line Meaning

Me contaron los abuelos que hace tiempo
I heard from my grandparents that a long time ago


Navegaba en el César una piragua
There was a boat sailing in the César river


Que partía del Banco viejo puerto
That departed from the old port of Banco


A las playas de amor en Chimichagua.
To the beaches of love in Chimichagua.


Capoteando el vendaval se estremecía
Holding strong against the storm, it trembled


E impasible desafiaba la tormenta
And defied the storm without fear


Y un ejército de estrellas la seguía
And an army of stars followed it


Tachonándola de luz y de leyenda.
Decorating it with light and legend


Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos' boat


Doce bogas con la piel color majagua
Twelve rowers with the color of the majagua tree bark


Y con ellas el temible Pedro Albundía
And with them the fearsome Pedro Albundía


En las noches a los remos arrancaban
They started rowing in the nights


Su melódico rugir de hermosa cumbia.
Their melodic roar of beautiful cumbia music.


Doce sombras ahora viejas ya no reman
Twelve shadows now old no longer row


Ya no cruje el maderamen en el agua
The wooden structure doesn't creak anymore in the water


Solo quedan los recuerdos en la arena
Only memories remain in the sand


Donde yace dormitando la piragua.
Where the boat sleeps.


Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos' boat


Era la piragua
It was the boat


Era la piragua
It was the boat


Era la piragua de Guillermo Cubillos
It was Guillermo Cubillos' boat


Era la piragua.
It was the boat.




Writer(s): Jose Barros

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@ojmata2559

A piragua is a kind of longest canoe, so, when you read "piragua" that means "canoe"
Grandparents told me long ago
Caesar sailed in a piragua
That started from the old port Bank
At Chimichagua love beaches.

Weathered the storm shook
I challenged the storm unmoved
And an army of stars followed her
Studded light and legend.

William was the piragua of Guillermo Cubillos.
It was the piragua.
It was the piragua. (Bis)

Twelve bogus hibiscuses with skin color
And with them the redoubtable Peter Albundía
At night at the oars pulled out
His beautiful melodic roar of cumbia.

Twelve old shadows now no longer paddle
No longer the timbers creaking in the water
Only memories are left in the sand
Where the canoe lay dozing.

William was the canoe Cubillos.
It was the piragua.
It was the piragua. (Bis)

The piragua.
The piragua.
The piragua.
The piragua.



All comments from YouTube:

@JohnnyAlbertoGarciavalde-uz3zc

Dios bendiga siempre ah todos los exponentes de la música ah nivel mundial y ah Vladimir Lozano y Óscar de león🙏🇻🇪👍

@elicampeona

Tengo 29 años y ahora que vivo en España, jamás olvídare los gratos momentos de las fiestas con nuestras canciones con talento puro y sabrosura. Somos puro sabor 🇻🇪

@Dalixian

Espero que mi país te esté tratando bien :)

@ofeliamadera6369

ESCUCHANDOLA 2020 Q VIVA MI VENEZUELA 🇻🇪👈👈

@felixjosegomezlopez4685

Unos de los mejores temas de la Dimensión latina y hoy 05/12/2021 la sigo escuchando como si fuera los años 80 cuando salio viva la salsa carajo

@raumetro9932

Navegaba en el Cesar una Piragua... El Rio Cesar en el departamento del Cesar Colombia de donde salio el tema como Cumbia originalmente.

@alejandroaguilargonzalez9585

Sonido Único e Inigualable,Esos Trombones Inconfundibles,Hacen Bailar A Todo El Mundo ,...y Ahora Patrimonio Musical de Venezuela ,..Felicidades

@wilkereduardobarrios9110

Dios mio q tiempos aquellos!!! Q felices eramos...

@fefipavia7619

Jajaja al fin la consigo la canción de los malandros viejos de mi barrio buena pieza paz a esos malandros serios de Venezuela jajaja

@eliezerenriqueyepezramos5656

crecí escuchando estas canciones de dimensión latina por su puesto con el gran oscar d león venezolano llevando con orgullo el nombre de su país en alto, son lo mejor de la música caribeña la salsa y mas de dimensión latina son venezolanos buenísimos saludos

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